John Harvard's Journal

Highlights from Harvard’s Past

The rise of Cambridge cyclists, a lettuce boycott, and Julia Child’s cookbooks

Harvard Campus New Building Projects

Post-pandemic campus building resumes on a massive scale.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Harvard Centennial Medalists

Four alumni recognized for work

Harvard Medalists

Three honored on Alumni Day

Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association Election Results

Newly elected Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association directors

New Harvard deans, leadership, and more

New deans, Overseers’ leaders, retiring arts impresario, and more

Harvard Cambridge Scholars

Studying abroad 

Harvard Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons on "Being a Minded Thing"

A philosopher on perception, the canon, and being “a minded thing” 

by Nina Pasquini

Dream Renovations to Harvard Yard Libraries

An ambitious plan for the next century of learning

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard History Roundup

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Harvard 2024 Commencement Rhetoric

Commencement rhetoric on threats to higher education, melding divergent views, doing good, and combating the loss of trust